Közi
Sign in to saveKözi (born May 29, 1972) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and DJ. He is best known as one of the guitarists for the 1990s visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. After they went on indefinite hiatus in 2001, he formed the industrial rock duo Eve of Destiny and also started a solo career. Közi is currently in the bands XA-VAT, ZIZ, Vamquet, and Mayohk, while occasionally performing solo shows.
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- 1972-05-29
- Works
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Közi (born May 29, 1972 in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, DJ, and solo artist. He is best known as the guitarist and former member of MALICE MIZER. Közi's career began in 1989, when he went to Tokyo, with the band Beyond The Reinsight. Information about this band is very scarce. In 1991 he joined 摩天楼(Matenrou) with future Malice Mizer member Mana and released two demo tapes. Mana and Közi left Matenrou after deciding they both had similar ideas about creat
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- Musical artist.caption
- Közi performing in France, 2011
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Niigata, Japan
- Musical artist.origin
- Tokyo
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1989–present
- Musical artist.name
- Közi
- Musical artist.image
- Kozi in france.jpg
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Key dates
- Born
- 29 May 1972
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Niigata
- Occupation
- keyboardist
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.kozi-info.com
- Image
- Kozi in france.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- Solo
- Malice Mizer
- Eve of Destiny
- XA-VAT
- ZIZ
- Dälle
- Vamquet
- References
- External links
Közi (born May 29, 1972) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and DJ. He is best known as one of the guitarists for the 1990s visual kei rock band Malice Mizer. After they went on indefinite hiatus in 2001, he formed the industrial rock duo Eve of Destiny and also started a solo career. Közi is currently in the bands XA-VAT, ZIZ, Vamquet, and Mayohk, while occasionally performing solo shows.
During his time in Malice Mizer, Közi often assumed the role of a pierrot doll, dressing in clown-like costumes with large ruffs, always in shades of red, his favorite color. In music videos and on-stage he would often make movements reminiscent of a marionette. Közi has continued this visual style to some extent, but his contemporary stage costumes are more gothic. His work on the Izayoi no Tsuki project was reminiscent of carnival music, and artwork for his projects usually follow a dramatic, theatrical theme.